David Loy, Zen teacher and author, joins us to discuss the radical implications of modern narratives on the traditional Buddhist view of the world. David, whose background includes rigorous academic training and Zen practice in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition, puts him squarely in the “scholar-practitioner” camp. And it’s with this dual-background that he shares some perspective on the way that modern narratives, particularly that of science and evolution, are changing our understanding of the Buddhist path of awakening. Or as David more poetically puts it, “the cosmos is waking up in me, as me, through me.”
Episode Links:
www.davidloy.org
The World is Made of Stories ( http://amzn.to/uwc5dE )
A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency ( http://amzn.to/w0P7Cb )
Cosmos Intro, Carl Sagan ( http://youtu.be/R7n71pm0K04 )
Inflation (Cosmology) ( http://bit.ly/1S172C4 )